last year, it came with a pink bathroom. It was my mother-in-law s favorite color, she said.
Rodimer briefly thought about replacing the dated color. Instead, she embellished the bathroom, dressing it up with black-striped curtains to highlight the vintage look. She s not alone in embracing what once would ve been demolished.
What s old is new again. The pink bathrooms of midcentury popularity are finding a whole new fan base with trendy homeowners
, according to local Realtors and residents.
Inspired by former first lady Mamie Eisenhower, who adored pink, the bathrooms were built by the millions in the 1950s and 1960s. They found their way into the ranches, Capes and split-levels that sprouted across the nation in the postwar boom years.
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In a candyfloss-coloured dress with matching opera gloves and a clutch bag, Mrs Eisenhower âis an example of the homemaker in chiefâ, says DuBois Shaw. âShe is all about wearing the Dior new look, with cinched waists and full skirts, and putting pink doilies all over the White House. She is kind of a regressive antidote to the liberated work-empowered women that had come out of the war years; itâs a way to get women back in the kitchen. She models that for working-class and middle-class white women. A shade called Mamie pink became really popular in fashion in the 1950s.â
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When local presidential historian Dr. Larry Cook gave a presentation to the Wyoming Valley Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution two years ago, he noticed something.
In preparing for his talk, the Dallas resident delved into his extensive personal archive of presidential memorabilia and discovered five former first ladies who were members of the DAR. He made that the focus of his presentation, and the topic proved to be extremely popular with the group.
Later, while speaking to several historian friends about first ladies who were affiliated with the DAR, they were all interested and even suggested to Cook that he should write a book.